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The ground is walkable from the city centre (15-20 minutes), where there are plenty of pubs to be found. Most of the pubs near to the stadium are home fans only. In particular 'The Victory' and 'The F Bar' pubs should be avoided by visiting supporters. Plus the 'Half Time Orange' pub located just over the road from the away end, is a members-only Leicester City bar.

Andy Jobson a visiting Southampton fan informs me; 'Probably the best bet for away fans is the Counting House pub on Freemens Common Road. It has a good mix of both sets of supporters, with all the normal facilities on offer'. Beaumont Fox adds; 'This pub is located just off the Aylestone Road, past the Local Hero pub (home fans only) and the Mecca Bingo Hall. It does though exclude away supporters when the game is deemed to be a 'high profile' one'.
Andrew Whitefield a visiting Ipswich supporter also recommends 'The Leicester Gateway, on Gateway Street, near to the hospital. This is quite a big pub, busy but not overcrowded, with a mixture of home and away fans. It offers a wide selection of beers, including real ales and has a simple match day menu for food of burgers, sausage baps, chips etc... which were enjoyable and good value'. This pub is listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide and is around a 15 minute walk away from the away entrance. With the away entrance at your back, turn left and go along the back of the stand. When you reach the Leicester City Club Shop, bear right and cross over the road. Follow this road down to the junction with Upperton Road. Turn right at the t-junction and then you need to cross over the road to the opposite side and then continue right to you reach Jarrom Street. Go along Jarrom Street and take the fourth left into Gateway Street. The pub is a short distance along this road on the right.

For those arriving by train then 'The Hind' pub across the road from the station serves a selection of real ales. Otherwise alcohol is available inside the stadium.

Things may have changed in the last ten years.

Things may have changed in the last ten years.

Things may have changed in the last ten years.

Is that for real? If not i'm with dell, staying well away, as they really are horrible shites.

I have heard the police have booked a working mans club nearish the ground to put Swindon fans in.

If I get the name of it before saturday then il post it up here.

Yeah, I dont know if you went to Nottingham Forest last season? But they had the Notts County bar open for us that day. It will be some manky back street working mans club.

The police phoned the coach company who we are travelling with and told them this would be happening.

Just saying because I think it could be quite bad up there saturday. Shame really as we were pretty accomodating to them, had really good banter in the Tap with a load of them early on in the season. Best pre home game Ive had for years.

we're not fucking animals.

That bar in Nottingham was a shithole and the coppers were arseholes too.

No problem with away fans being kept relatively restricted, but we're not fucking animals.

The comments about Braunstone Gate are about right, lots of drinking establishments, even the chip shop is licenced.  Not sure about how many you'll get into wearing colours mind.  For decent ale then the Criterion (about 15 mins walk) or the Swan and Rushes (about 5 mins walk) are best...although I don't know about the wearing of colours.  Counting House is an alright Wetherspoons pub...you know exactly what you'll get.

As I'm not there Saturday, enjoy yourselves.

The comments about Braunstone Gate are about right, lots of drinking establishments, even the chip shop is licenced.  Not sure about how many you'll get into wearing colours mind. 

I have to say that chippy, Mario's, is fantastic.  Chips, curries, kebabs all on and all really good.  And as you say, a bar.  Wonderul end to many a night I've had there.  You are right about the football colours though.